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Why You Need To Go To An Indian Relay Race

LETTERS

THIS SHIRT CAN MAKE YOUR DAY • Poncho reeled in its first wave of big fans with the perfect fishing shirt. Now the Texas-based brand is smartly taking on the rest of the great outdoors.

PONCHO POINTERS • WE ASKED PONCHO OUTDOORS FOUNDER AND AVID OUTDOORSMAN CLAY SPENCER SEVEN PRESSING QUESTIONS TO GET US UP TO SPEED ON THE BRAND — WHICH NATURALLY LED TO AN EIGHTH.

VIRTUAL FENCING • The next big thing for Western ranchers? Managing grazing by trading barbed wire for electronic collars.

LOST WE STERNS • The occasional surprising discovery of old reels or fragments of lost westerns lightens the loss of countless trashed and disintegrating films.

DESERT FORAGER • Who knew that the fruit of the famed prickly pear of the Southwest was called tuna? Tucson herbalist and forager John Slattery did—and how to make the most of eating it.

DENNIS ZIEMIENSKI

CHULA BEAUREGARD

JUDITH LOWRY

ART CALENDAR

HELL’S HALF ACRE: A FAMILY RODEO REBORN • A new generation revives a historic rodeo on the Blackfeet Nation.

FASHION FORWARD • The top five trends we saw in Santa Fe at Native Fashion Week.

METALLIC MOMENT • Shimmering and glimmering in gold, silver, and bronze

FLOW STATE • Movable masterpieces that make an epic impression

COLOR CODED • Playful pops in rich hues from soft pastels to jewel tones

FRINGE BENEFITS • Dripping in eye-catching handcrafted details

GETTING GRAPHIC • Bold designs that speak louder than words

TALKING WITH TEDDY ROOSEVELT AT ELKHORN • Entering its second season, Elkhorn follows the wildest cowboy initiation of a future U.S. president. Before the October 2 premiere, C&I dropped by the set for a chat with the award-winning show’s hardy lead, Mason Beals, and to sit in on the action.

WHAT’S IN A NAME? — AN ELKHORN CHEAT SHEET

VISITING THE REAL ELKHORN • America’s most iconic presidential cowboy and conservationist learned the ropes in Medora, North Dakota, and on a wild frontier that would come to bear his name. Here’s how to find your own adventure in Theodore Roosevelt National Park and its famed gateway town.

THE Collectors • A study in heritage collectibles and the artisans redefining the art of frontier fashion.

QUEEN Cowgirl OF THE Prairies • FORT WORTH HORSEWOMAN AND BUSINESSWOMAN STACIE MC AVID WEARS THE CROWN OF COWTOWN.

A WHOLE-HOG EDUCATION • Our correspondent puts in a day of shoveling manure and other crucial work at Nebraska’s The Hog Yard.

CHARLEY PARKHURST THE WHIP WHO DEFIED THE WEST • One of the most legendary and daring stagecoach drivers in America held on to a lifelong secret—and quietly made history in the process.

THE SCENE PRIX DE WEST

IN THE BUNKHOUSE with RED STEAGALL

HAPPY TRAILS

Cody Jinks • The outlaw country singer-songwriter from Fort Worth starts a new chapter of his redemptive storyline with his latest album, In My Blood.